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knap

1  [nap]
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–noun British Dialect.
a crest or summit of a small hill.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE cnæpp top, summit; c. ON knappr knob

knap

2  [nap]
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), knapped, knap⋅ping. Chiefly British Dialect.
1. to strike smartly; rap.
2. to break off abruptly.
3. to chip or become chipped, as a flint or stone.
4. to bite suddenly or quickly.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME; c. D knap (n.), knappen (v.) crack; orig. imit.

Related forms:
knapper, noun
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knap   (nāp)   
tr.v.   knapped, knap·ping, knaps
  1. To break or chip (stone) with sharp blows, as in shaping flint or obsidian into tools.
  2. Chiefly British
    1. To strike sharply; rap.
    2. To snap at or bite.

[Middle English knappen, probably of imitative origin.]
knap'per n.
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Knap

Knap\, n. [AS. cn[ae]p, cn[ae]pp, top, knob, button; cf. Icel. knappr knob, Sw. knapp, Dan. knap button, W., Gael., & Ir. cnap knob, button, and E. knop.] A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop.

The highest part and knap of the same island. --Holland.

Knap

Knap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Knapping.] [D. knappen to chew, bite, crack, take hold of; prob. of imitative origin.]

1. To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]

He will knap the spears apieces with his teeth. --Dr. H. More.

He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder. --Ps. xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer.)

2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. --Bacon.

Knap

Knap\, v. i. To make a sound of snapping. --Wiseman.

Knap

Knap\, n. A sharp blow or slap. --Halliwell.
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Spanish: apenas,
German: kaum,
Japanese: かろうじて
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